생선

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 生鮮.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋsʰʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [생선/셍선]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?saengseon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengseon
    McCune–Reischauer?saengsŏn
    Yale Romanization?sayngsen
    • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 생선의 / 생선에 / 생선까지

      Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and heightens the first syllable of subsequent consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

    Noun

    생선 • (saengseon) (hanja 生鮮)

    1. fish (as food)
      Coordinate term: (as living animals) 물고기 (mulgogi)
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